This is the second part of a project series on the Pedestrian Mall. The first part appeared in The Daily Iowan on March 20.
In the daytime, the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall greets its guests with art.
To...
The first puck drop of the Iowa Heartlanders’ inaugural season was observed by thousands of spectators — 4,017 to be precise, not counting the players, the staff, or the folks who keep the Xtream...
This is the first part of a project series on the Pedestrian Mall.
It’s a Sunday spring morning and the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall is waking from hibernation.
Children play on the playground...
The noises emanating from the basement are what Kenyon Murray remembers most. Constant sounds of his twin sons in action: The muffled thud of a miniature foam basketball being dribbled against the...
The bar basement at a business fraternity social was the last place Dale Wirtjes expected to meet his future wife.
Dale attended the University of Iowa chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi’s “smoker”...
When entering the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the building’s age is not immediately apparent. Compared with the cluster of 19th-century cottages and shops surrounding the museum,...
Hannah Pinski, Opinions and Amplify Editor
• November 28, 2021
Editor’s Note: This article makes brief mention of several instances of sexual misconduct and harassment. Because several sources feared retribution, The Daily Iowan granted anonymity to sources...
Those who were in Iowa City during summer 2020 remember nights of chanting and marching.
Crowds that reached a peak of nearly 2,000 walked through the streets, bearing “Black Lives Matter” and...
“A day of infamy.”
That was the headline of The Daily Iowan’s paper on Sept. 12, 2001, one day after al-Qaida members carried out suicide attacks aboard three hijacked planes that flew into...
SUWANEE, Ga. — Football practice for a local youth team is winding down on an early August afternoon at George Pierce Park, a facility located in Gwinnett County, just north of Atlanta. A handful...
Brooke Buxton sat on the ground in her front yard, attempting to wrangle five kids into the shade underneath a tree. Beside her was a wagon, filled with plastic totes, soil, and small plants. The lesson...
Coming off a Big Ten Tournament win in 2019, the Iowa field hockey team was forced to delay nearly an entire year of progress during 2020. The limitations of the pandemic interrupted training, team...
